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Memorial Day travel to soar 60% even as gas nears $3 a gallon

Memorial Day travel to soar 60% even as gas nears $3 a gallon

Travel over Memorial Day weekend will rise 60% compared to 2020, says AAA Travel, even as gasoline prices rise to a seven-year high.

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Despite FDA approval, some schools say they won't mandate Covid vaccinations

Despite FDA approval, some schools say they won't mandate Covid vaccinations

Superintendents say that middle school students will be encouraged, but not required, to get a Covid vaccine now that the FDA has granted approval.

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Virgin Galactic stock falls more than 20% amid uncertainty of spaceflight test schedule

Virgin Galactic stock falls more than 20% amid uncertainty of spaceflight test schedule

Virgin Galactic stock drop accelerated in early trading on Tuesday, with the company's next spaceflight test possibly delayed further.

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Californians could see new stimulus checks, renter assistance under this proposal. Here's who would qualify

Californians could see new stimulus checks, renter assistance under this proposal. Here's who would qualify

A budget surplus in the Golden State could lead to more help for residents in the form of stimulus checks, renter assistance and utility payments.

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Virgin Galactic stock swings in heavy trading amid uncertainty of spaceflight test schedule

Virgin Galactic stock swings in heavy trading amid uncertainty of spaceflight test schedule

Virgin Galactic's stock drop accelerated in early trading on Tuesday, with the company's next spaceflight test possibly delayed further.

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How to return to work — and keep getting the $300 unemployment benefit

How to return to work — and keep getting the $300 unemployment benefit

Two programs allow part-time workers to collect unemployment benefits. That aid would include a $300 weekly supplement offered by the American Rescue Plan.

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Unemployed Americans thought they'd receive benefits until September. Now that aid is in jeopardy

Unemployed Americans thought they'd receive benefits until September. Now that aid is in jeopardy

Unemployed Americans thought they'd receive benefits until September. Now that aid is in jeopardy in a growing number of states.

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Virgin Galactic erases 20% loss, turns positive in wild session

Virgin Galactic erases 20% loss, turns positive in wild session

Virgin Galactic's stock swung in heavy trading on Tuesday, with the company's next spaceflight test possibly delayed further.

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This couple's hand sanitizer business generated over $7 million in sales after Covid shut down their live event company overnight

This couple's hand sanitizer business generated over $7 million in sales after Covid shut down their live event company overnight

Alex and Kelsey Carroll's live events company was put completely on hold after the Covid pandemic canceled large gatherings across the country in 2020.

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Hundreds of colleges say Covid vaccines will be mandatory for fall 2021

Hundreds of colleges say Covid vaccines will be mandatory for fall 2021

The number of colleges and universities that will require students to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 has spiked.

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'Huge’ opportunities await women entrepreneurs, venture capitalist says. Here’s what to do

'Huge’ opportunities await women entrepreneurs, venture capitalist says. Here’s what to do

Women entrepreneurs have long gotten a small slice of the venture-capital funding pie. Female VC leaders are trying to change that.

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Op-ed: The pain and fear of anti-Asian hate crimes hits close to home

Op-ed: The pain and fear of anti-Asian hate crimes hits close to home

The rise in anti-Asian hate crimes has worsened the already devastating toll the pandemic has taken on the Asian-American and Pacific Islander communities.

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Virgin Galactic stock falls in heavy trading amid uncertainty of spaceflight test schedule

Virgin Galactic stock falls in heavy trading amid uncertainty of spaceflight test schedule

Virgin Galactic's stock drop accelerated in early trading on Tuesday, with the company's next spaceflight test possibly delayed further.

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'We were scared': Asian-owned small businesses devastated by double whammy of Covid and hate crime

'We were scared': Asian-owned small businesses devastated by double whammy of Covid and hate crime

The pandemic has brought a twofold blow to Asian-American/Pacific Islander (AAPI) small business owners.

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Here are the new health savings account contribution limits for 2022

Here are the new health savings account contribution limits for 2022

The IRS announced an inflation adjustment for health savings accounts on Monday.

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